Page 23 of Thicker than Blood
“So how would you approach preparing to fuck an incubus?”
Even in the dim light I can see his cheeks turn pink. Vampire perk.
“If I were interested, which I’m not sure I am, I would start by referring to existing texts about interacting with incubi. I would make sure I knew any potential pitfalls and how to protect myself. You can accidentally bind yourself or commit to contracts if you don’t know what you’re doing.”
“I’m aware.”
“Of course.” He scrunches his nose. “I’m not sure I could enjoy myself. I might be too distracted to focus on the pleasure part of it.”
“Is that a frequent problem?”
“Yeah.” He offers an awkward smile. “It’s easier to avoid it, honestly.”
“It? Sex?”
“All of it. Sex, dating, relationships. Plus, I’m not like normal people. Most of the guys I meet don’t get me, and I’m tired of explaining.”
How tragic. This beautiful man should be adored, not locked in a lab.
He looks up at me. “Pathetic, right?”
“We all make our choices. Would you like it to be different?”
“Sometimes,” he admits. “I don’t know how though.”
“I could help.”
He searches my face for a moment. “Maybe later. We should focus on the problem we have.”
“Right.” I almost forgot. “Where would you like to start?”
“You could work on asking vampires you trust if they know what’s up. We’re doing the same on our side. None of us want to see it blow up like it did five years ago.”
“Agreed. Do you wish to leave now?”
He shakes his head, setting his jaw. “No. I’d like to try the vaccine now. It could be useful going forward. Will you help me?”
“It would be my pleasure.”
If it works, this will be a huge win for vampires, and if it doesn’t, selfishly, it could be a huge win for me to get past the defenses of this pretty mortal.
“I’m at your service, curious mortal.”
CHAPTER 8
Geordi
My skin is still crawling from the incubi. A part of me really wanted to say yes, to let them show me what sex is like with a non-human, but what a slippery slope that would be. Besides, if I’m gonna have sex with a supernatural being it has to be a vampire. What kind of vampire researcher would I be if I didn’t test those goods first?
“Can we go upstairs though?” I ask, desperate to get out of this hopped-up sex palace. “I need silence to concentrate.”
“Of course.” Elias stands, offering his hand to me as if I can’t stand on my own.
I take it anyway. If he wants to be a gentleman, who am I to balk at that? As we walk back towards the stairs, a loud cry comes from my left, breaking through the music and voices, and I turn sharply in that direction. Elias drops my hand, and in barely a blink, he’s across the room holding a man against the wall by his neck.
The man’s eyes glow and he bares his fangs, hissing at Elias. Beside him is another man, small and delicate like a doll, holding his chest and breathing hard. I hurry over to hear what’s happening.
“This is your last fucking warning,” Elias snarls, then, shockingly, snaps the being’s neck.